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OET (OET-RV) But as you both know, no one can revoke a letter that has my name and my official seal on it. So this is what you should do: write a new letter to help the Jews, as you think best and put my name on it and seal the letter with my signet ring.”
OET-LV And_you_all write on the_Jews as_the_fit in/on/at/with_see_you_all in/on_name_of the_king and_seal in/on/at/with_signet_ring the_king if/because a_writing which [is]_written in/on_name_of the_king and_sealed in/on/at/with_signet_ring the_king there_[was]_not to_revoked.
UHB וְ֠אַתֶּם כִּתְב֨וּ עַל־הַיְּהוּדִ֜ים כַּטּ֤וֹב בְּעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙ בְּשֵׁ֣ם הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְחִתְמ֖וּ בְּטַבַּ֣עַת הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ כִּֽי־כְתָ֞ב אֲשֶׁר־נִכְתָּ֣ב בְּשֵׁם־הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ וְנַחְתּ֛וֹם בְּטַבַּ֥עַת הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֵ֥ין לְהָשִֽׁיב׃ ‡
(vəʼattem kitⱱū ˊal-hayyəhūdim kaţţōⱱ bəˊēynēykem bəshēm hammelek vəḩitmū bəţabaˊat hammelek kiy-kətāⱱ ʼₐsher-niktāⱱ bəshēm-hammelek vənaḩtōm bəţabaˊat hammelek ʼēyn ləhāshiyⱱ.)
Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
BrLXX No BrLXX EST book available
BrTr No BrTr EST book available
ULT So, in the name of the king, you write for the Jews as is good in your eyes, and seal it with the signet ring of the king. For there is none to take back a writing that has been written in the name of the king and has been sealed with the signet ring of the king.”
UST You also know that no one can revoke a letter that has my name and my official seal on it, such as the letter that Haman wrote. So this is what you should do. Write a new letter to help the Jews, as you think best. I give you permission to put my name on it and to seal the letter with the ring that has my official seal on it.”
BSB Now you may write in the king’s name as you please regarding the Jews, and seal it with the royal signet ring. For a decree that is written in the name of the king and sealed with the royal signet ring cannot be revoked.”
OEB Now you write on behalf of the Jews, as seems best to you, in the king’s name and seal it with the king’s signet ring. For a document that is written in the king’s name and sealed with the king’s signet ring cannot be revoked.’
WEBBE Write also to the Jews as it pleases you, in the king’s name, and seal it with the king’s ring; for the writing which is written in the king’s name, and sealed with the king’s ring, may not be reversed by any man.”
WMBB (Same as above)
NET Now you write in the king’s name whatever in your opinion is appropriate concerning the Jews and seal it with the king’s signet ring. Any decree that is written in the king’s name and sealed with the king’s signet ring cannot be rescinded.
LSV and you, write for the Jews, as [it is] good in your eyes, in the name of the king, and seal with the signet of the king—for the writing that is written in the name of the king, and sealed with the signet of the king, there is none to turn back.”
FBV Now you may write an order regarding the Jews in whatever way you want, in the king's name, and seal it with the king's signet ring. For no decree written in the king's name and sealed with his signet ring can be revoked.”[fn]
8:8 Esther has asked (verse 5) that the king's previous decree be revoked. King Xerxes reminds her that no decree can be revoked, however a new decree cannot be revoked either, and this can counteract the effect of the previous decree.
T4T So now I am also permitting you to write other letters, to save your people. You may put my name on the letters, and use my ring to seal them because no letter that has my name on it and which is sealed with my ring can ever be changed.”
LEB Write as you see fit[fn] concerning the Jews in the name of the king, and seal it with the king’s signet ring; for a decree that is written in the name of the king and sealed with the king’s signet ring cannot be revoked.”
8:8 Literally “as it is good in your eyes”
BBE So now send a letter about the Jews, writing whatever seems good to you, in the king's name, and stamping it with the king's ring: for a writing signed in the king's name and stamped with the king's ring may not be changed.
Moff No Moff EST book available
JPS Write ye also concerning the Jews, as it liketh you, in the king's name, and seal it with the king's ring; for the writing which is written in the king's name, and sealed with the king's ring, may no man reverse.'
ASV Write ye also to the Jews, as it pleaseth you, in the king’s name, and seal it with the king’s ring; for the writing which is written in the king’s name, and sealed with the king’s ring, may no man reverse.
DRA Write ye therefore to the Jews, as it pleaseth you, in the king’s name, and seal the letters with my ring. For this was the custom, that no man durst gainsay the letters which were sent in the king’s name, and were sealed with his ring.
YLT and ye, write ye for the Jews, as [it is] good in your eyes, in the name of the king, and seal with the signet of the king — for the writing that is written in the name of the king, and sealed with the signet of the king, there is none to turn back.'
Drby Write ye then for the Jews as seems good to you, in the king's name, and seal [it] with the king's ring. For a writing that is written in the king's name, and sealed with the king's ring, cannot be reversed.
RV Write ye also to the Jews, as it liketh you, in the king’s name, and seal it with the king’s ring: for the writing which is written in the king’s name, and sealed with the king’s ring, may no man reverse.
Wbstr Write ye also for the Jews, as it pleaseth you, in the king's name, and seal it with the king's ring: for the writing which is written in the king's name, and sealed with the king's ring, no man may reverse.
KJB-1769 Write ye also for the Jews, as it liketh you, in the king’s name, and seal it with the king’s ring: for the writing which is written in the king’s name, and sealed with the king’s ring, may no man reverse.
(Write ye/you_all also for the Jews, as it liketh you, in the king’s name, and seal it with the king’s ring: for the writing which is written in the king’s name, and sealed with the king’s ring, may no man reverse. )
KJB-1611 [fn]Write ye also for the Iewes, as it liketh you, in the Kings name, and seale it with the Kings ring: for the writing which is written in the Kings name, and sealed with the Kings ring, may no man reuerse.
(Write ye/you_all also for the Yewes, as it liketh you, in the Kings name, and seale it with the Kings ring: for the writing which is written in the Kings name, and sealed with the Kings ring, may no man reuerse.)
8:8 See Chap. 1.19.
Bshps Write ye also for the Iewes as it lyketh you, in the kinges name, and seale it with the kinges ring: For the writinges that were written in the kinges name, and sealed with the kinges ring, durst no man disanul.
(Write ye/you_all also for the Yews as it liketh you, in the kings name, and seale it with the kings ring: For the writinges that were written in the kings name, and sealed with the kings ring, durst no man disanul.)
Gnva Write yee also for the Iewes, as it liketh you in the Kinges name, and seale it with the Kings ring (for the writings written in the Kings name, and sealed with the Kings ring, may no man reuoke)
(Write ye/you_all also for the Yewes, as it liketh you in the Kinges name, and seale it with the Kings ring (for the writings written in the Kings name, and sealed with the Kings ring, may no man reuoke) )
Cvdl Wryte ye now therfore for the Iewes, as it liketh you in the kynges name, and seale it with ye kynges rynge (for the wrytinges that were wrytten in ye kynges name, and sealed with the kynges rynge, durst no man dysanulle.)
(Wryte ye/you_all now therefore for the Yewes, as it liketh you in the kings name, and seale it with ye/you_all kings rynge (for the wrytinges that were written in ye/you_all kings name, and sealed with the kings rynge, durst no man dysanulle.))
Wycl Therfor write ye to Jewis, as it plesith to you, `bi the name of the kyng, and aseele ye the lettris with my ring. For this was the custom, that no man durste ayenseie the pistlis, that weren sente in the kyngis name, and weren aseelid with his ryng.
(Therefore write ye/you_all to Yewis, as it plesith to you, `bi the name of the king, and aseele ye/you_all the lettris with my ring. For this was the custom, that no man durste againsteie the pistlis, that were sent in the kings name, and were aseelid with his ryng.)
Luth So schreibet nun ihr für die Juden, wie es euch gefällt, in des Königs Namen und versiegelt es mit des Königs Ringe. Denn die Schrift, die in des Königs Namen geschrieben und mit des Königs Ringe versiegelt worden, mußte niemand widerrufen.
(So schreibet now you/their/her for the Yuden, like it you gefällt, in the kings name(s) and versiegelt it with the kings Ringe. Because the Schrift, the in the kings name(s) written and with the kings Ringe versiegelt worden, mußte no_one widerrufen.)
ClVg Scribite ergo Judæis, sicut vobis placet, regis nomine, signantes litteras annulo meo. Hæc enim consuetudo erat, ut epistolis, quæ ex regis nomine mittebantur et illius annulo signatæ erant, nemo auderet contradicere.
(Scribite therefore Yudæis, like to_you placet, king nomine, signantes litteras annulo meo. This because consuetudo was, as epistolis, which from king nomine mittebantur and illius annulo signatæ erant, nemo auderet contradicere. )
8:8 According to Persian law, whatever has already been written . . . can never be revoked (see 1:19; Dan 6:8, 12; cp. Ps 148:6). However, a new decree with the king’s royal seal could give different or competing directions.
וְ֠אַתֶּם
and,you_all
Alternate translation: “so this is what you should do”
כִּתְב֨וּ עַל־הַיְּהוּדִ֜ים כַּטּ֤וֹב בְּעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙
write on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,Jews as_the,fit in/on/at/with,see,you_all
Alternate translation: “I am giving you permission to write other letters to save your people”
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
כַּטּ֤וֹב בְּעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙
as_the,fit in/on/at/with,see,you_all
Here, eyes represent the action of seeing, and seeing is a metaphor for knowledge, notice, attention, or judgment. This phrase means that Esther and Mordecai have permission to write what they think is best. Alternate translation: “as you think is best” or “what you think is best”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
בְּשֵׁ֣ם הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
in/on=name_of the=king
Here, name is a metaphor meaning authority. This phrase means Esther and Mordecai have permission to write with the authority of the King Ahasuerus.
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person
בְּשֵׁ֣ם הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
in/on=name_of the=king
King Ahasuerus refers to himself in the third person. You can have him say this in the first person. Alternate translation: “I give you permission to write with my own authority”
Note 4 topic: translate-unknown
בְּטַבַּ֣עַת הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ
in/on/at/with,signet_ring the=king
This is a special ring that could be used to imprint the king’s official seal on a law or decree. Alternate translation: “the ring that has my official seal on it”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person
בְּטַבַּ֣עַת הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ
in/on/at/with,signet_ring the=king
King Ahasuerus refers to himself in the third person. You can have him say this in the first person. Alternate translation: “the ring that has my official seal on it”
Note 6 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result
כִּֽי
that/for/because/then/when
Here, King Ahasuerus is expressing the reason why he cannot simply revoke the first letter and also why Esther and Mordecai can write another letter that people must obey. Alternate translation: “you see” or “people will obey your letter because”
אֵ֥ין לְהָשִֽׁיב
not to,revoked
As in verse 5, this expression means “revoke.” Alternate translation: “no one can revoke” or “no one can nullify”
כְתָ֞ב & אֵ֥ין לְהָשִֽׁיב
document & not to,revoked
If it would be helpful in your language, you could put this first in the verse because it explains why Ahasuerus answers Esther and Mordecai in the way that he does. See the UST.
Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
כְתָ֞ב אֲשֶׁר־נִכְתָּ֣ב בְּשֵׁם־הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ וְנַחְתּ֛וֹם בְּטַבַּ֥עַת הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
document which/who written in/on=name_of the=king and,sealed in/on/at/with,signet_ring the=king
The king is describing a general situation, but he has Haman’s letter specifically in mind. If it would be helpful in your language, you could say that explicitly. Alternate translation: “Haman wrote his letter with my authority, and he sealed it with the ring that has my official seal on it. No one can revoke a letter like that” (The story explained in 1:19 that the king’s laws could not be changed once they had been made and proclaimed.)